[Imc-auckland] Communal equipment issues

[Danyl Strype]

Kia ora koutou ko G

These are important considerations. In Poneke we have a separate =20
collective called the Community Resources Group which owns a number of =20
bits of equipment including a data projector and sound system which =20
can be borrowed cheap or free by community and activist groups. The =20
gear is stored at Oblong (activist internet space) and/or 128 social =20
centre and there is a booking system for sharing use and keeping track =20
of who has it.

The suggestion of a wiki page for equipment is a good one. Initially =20
you could list equipment you own personally which you are willing to =20
lend the use of. If you put down your name and contact info, people =20
can contact you with proposals for use which you can accept or reject =20
at your own discretion. Any equipment purchased with collective funds =20
(eg by Auckland Indy as a group) can then be added with information =20
about where it is to be stored and who to contact to use it.

Rocking!

RnB
Strypey

Quoting bern at ihug.co.nz:

> One thought about purchasing the minidisc:
> I think it's a great idea, but would like to see some clear
> process in place that accounts for its distribution and use.
> In the past we had thought about purchasing a video camera,
> but decided against it primarily because of the difficulty
> of mobility within the group (needing a constant person to
> guarantee the equipment stayed in circulation); the
> potential for inadvertant monopolisation of its use by a
> small group;  and the need for someone to who takes
> responsibility for making sure that the availability of the
> equipment was sufficiently and consistently publicised so
> its status as a shared resource for indymedia and other
> affiliated groups was well known.  In one instance somebody
> donated a high-end graphics computer monitor - it was
> difficult to find a home for it and and although initially
> made use of by one or two people, the monitor seems to have
> since disappeared into the bowels of some worthy caretaking
> institution.


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